Herb Plews

Second Baseman · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1956-1959)

AVG .262
HR 4
RBI 82
H 266
OPS .660
PIV -1,141
Position
Second Baseman
Bats / Throws
L / R
Height / Weight
5'11" / 160 lb
Born
6/14/1928 in Helena, MT, USA
Died
12/12/2014 in Boulder, CO, USA
MLB Debut
1956-04-18
Last Game
1959-07-26

Full name: Herbert Eugene Plews

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Career Batting Statistics

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
346 1,017 125 266 42 17 4 82 3 74 133 .262 .312 .348 .660 -1,141

Career AVG .262 vs. league average .258 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OBP .312 vs. league average .326 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career SLG .348 vs. league average .394 across their career seasons — 11.6% below league average.

Career OPS .660 vs. league average .720 across their career seasons — 8.3% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG Lg AVG Lg OBP Lg SLG Lg OPS PIV
1956 WS1 AL 91 256 24 69 10 7 1 25 1 26 40 .270 .258 (+4%) .331 (+2%) .397 (-6%) .728 (-2%) -110.5
1957 WS1 AL 104 329 51 89 19 4 1 26 0 28 39 .271 .257 (+5%) .323 (+1%) .391 (-8%) .715 (-4%) -231.8
1958 WS1 AL 111 380 46 98 12 6 2 29 2 17 45 .258 .257 (avg) .324 (-10%) .394 (-15%) .719 (-13%) -798.8
1959 WS1 AL 27 40 4 9 0 0 0 2 0 3 5 .225 — — — — 0.0
1959 BOS AL 13 12 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 .083 — — — — 0.0
Career · 5 seasons 346 1,017 125 266 42 17 4 82 3 74 133 .262 — — — — -1,141

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home17050662132143.261
Away17651164134339.262

Last 10 Games — Batting

DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1959-07-26 BOSKC1L 100000000
1959-07-25 BOSKC1L 000000000
1959-07-18 BOSCLEL 100000000
1959-07-17 BOSCLEL 200000001
1959-07-11 BOSNYYW 100000001
1959-07-10 BOSNYYW 100000000
1959-07-08 BOSNYYL 000000000
1959-07-04 BOSBALL 101100000
1959-07-02 BOSMINL 100000000
1959-06-26 BOSCLEL 100000000

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
2B 217 181 490 512 34 124
3B 49 43 29 72 12 5
SS 9 0 1 5 1 1

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1956 WS1 2B 66 56 137 166 17 38
1956 WS1 3B 2 2 2 6 0 0
1956 WS1 SS 5 0 1 3 1 1
1957 WS1 2B 79 67 199 175 8 42
1957 WS1 3B 11 8 4 11 3 1
1957 WS1 SS 4 0 0 2 0 0
1958 WS1 2B 64 53 133 153 7 41
1958 WS1 3B 36 33 23 55 9 4
1959 WS1 2B 6 5 18 16 1 2
1959 BOS 2B 2 0 3 2 1 1

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Position Games
Second Base 217
Third Base 49
Shortstop 9

College History

School Name City State Years Attended
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Champaign IL 1948, 1949, 1950

Most Similar Players

Career comps based on counting + rate stats and primary position. Score is relative — closest peer anchors at ~98%.

Career Spans

Herb Plews (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Kevin Frandsen
    .258 avg, 15 HR
  2. 97
    Norm McMillan
    .260 avg, 6 HR
  3. 89
    Frank Ellerbe
    .268 avg, 4 HR
  4. 87
    Ike Caveney
    .260 avg, 13 HR
  5. 86
    Gordon Slade
    .257 avg, 8 HR
  6. 86
    Jonathan Herrera
    .259 avg, 10 HR

Frequently Asked Questions about Herb Plews

What years did Herb Plews play?
Herb Plews played in Major League Baseball from 1956 to 1959.
Was Herb Plews a pitcher?
No. Herb Plews was a position player (Second Baseman).
How many home runs did Herb Plews hit?
Herb Plews hit 4 career home runs with 266 hits.